Capel Anwes

Late medieval hall-house of rubble construction on boulder foundations; modern slate roof, the former gable parapets lost. Large central chimney with simply-moulded capping and weather-coursing. All the openings, save that to the R gable end, are original. The doors are modern and of boarded oak, the windows have plain glazing with modern chamfered oak mullions. Off-centre opposing entrances with Tudor-arched openings with narrow voussoirs. The entrance side has 2 windows to the L and one to the R of the entrance; the gable ends each have high windows, that to the L small and primary, that to the R a loading bay alteration, now glazed. The arrangement of openings is similar to the rear, though all save the window to the far L are now obscured by 2 lean-to additions, that to the R C20; corrugated asbestos roofs. This side has pronounced boulder foundations and a slate-flagged pavement in front of the entrance (now within the lean-to); the original stopped-chamfered, pegged oak doorcase survives, with segmental head.

Five-bay interior with the original arch-braced pegged collar trusses, with 2 tiers of cusped windbraces (some restoration); there is clear evidence of smoke blackening to the roof timbers. Inserted into the third bay (from L) is a large chimney breast with wide fireplace facing the open hall of the fourth bay. This has a chamfered, heavily depressed (almost flat) Tudor-arched bressummer, with the (later) incised date of 1519. The hall truss is chamfered, the remainder plain. At the dais end is a partition truss with original post-and-panel partition having outer entrances (for access to the parlour and the upper sleeping chamber respectively). The R opening is primary and has a chamfered, Tudor-arched head; that to the L is a modern oak copy. The wall heads have been largely rebuilt but retain their inner and outer wall plates, built up (characteristically for the region) in rubble above; slate flagged floors throughout.